Today is Very Veggie Wednesday! How about a poem and a recipe? The poem is from Poems on Fruits & Odes to Veggies. I happen to love asparagus and so do my kids, when I make their favorite…asparagus fries. Did you know that asparagus comes in three colors? Red, green and white?

Four More Asparagus Fun Facts:

It’s high in fiber, folate and potassium.

It contains bone-building vitamin K along with many antioxidants, including vitamins E, A and C.

I was just checking up on twitter when I found a great recipe for an Asparagus Frittata! Thanks @DonnaFaz. It looks simple to make and delicious to eat. Can’t wait to make it. Check it out at Donna’s Blog: In All Directions.

Indeed I do have a Pineapple poem. It is from MORE Poems on Fruits & Odes to Veggies – which has yet to be published. This picture is of a Dole pineapple found on the Dole Foods website. Without further ado, my Pineapple poem:

I love this silly poem…and when I first recited it to my children, some five years ago, they were worried that the last line in the poem would fool children into thinking eggplant really comes from eggs. So far, all the kids I read to get the joke. Phew!

I am giddy with excitement. I am growing a vegetable garden in a raised bed. With a small piece of property, finding the right spot for a garden has been tricky. This raised bed made it simple. Just put it on the side of my house, where we get the most sun for the longest amount of time, added some dirt and planted my garden. I am attempting to grow tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant and a few herbs. I will keep you all posted on the progress. I am envisioning Tomato, Cucumber and Basil salad! Eggplant Parm Stackers, and many loaves of my Zany Zucchini Bread!

On this beautiful day, I can’t help but think of eating outdoors, barbecues, and of course a dessert of watermelon! Cold, juicy, sweet and naturally delicious! And perhaps a contest afterward, to see exactly whom can spit a slippery, black watermelon pit the farthest! The only time spitting is okay, right? Let me be honest here…the winner will not be be! But I will have fun trying! Enjoy this poem from my book Poems on Fruits & Odes to Veggies!